Dictionary

passer-by en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɑː.sə.bɑɪ/ (Australia)
• (UK) audio
• /ˈpɑː.sə.baɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpæs.ɚˌbaɪ/ (Canada, US)

Etymology

From passer + by. Compare bystander.

Meanings

1. A person who is passing by (that is, walking past).
   • With a little manœuvring they contrived to meet on the doorstep which was […] in a boiling stream of passers-by, hurrying business people speeding past in a flurry of fumes and dust in the bright haze. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 10, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • When he tripped and fell in the street, several kind passers-by helped him up.

Forms

Relateds

passer-through

Synonyms

passer

Translations (87)

de Passantin (a person who is passing by) · pt transeunte (a person who is passing by) · fi ohikulkija (a person who is passing by) · az yoldan keçən (a person who is passing by) · gd neach-dol-seachad (a person who is passing by) · sl mimoidoča (a person who is passing by) · uk прохо́жа (a person who is passing by) · ko 통행인 (a person who is passing by) · az yolçu (a person who is passing by) · el διαβάτης (a person who is passing by) · sv förbipasserande (a person who is passing by) · uk перехо́жа (a person who is passing by) · fa-ira رَهْگُذَر (a person who is passing by) · sk okoloidúci (a person who is passing by) · ca vianant (a person who is passing by) · es viandante (a person who is passing by) · be міна́чка (a person who is passing by) · es paseante (a person who is passing by) · sv förbigående (a person who is passing by) · be міна́к (a person who is passing by) · sw mwenda (a person who is passing by) · ca transeünt (a person who is passing by) · da forbipasserende (a person who is passing by) · nn forbipasserande (a person who is passing by) · fr badaud (a person who is passing by) · tg раҳгузар (a person who is passing by) · hy անցորդ (a person who is passing by) · bg минува́чка (a person who is passing by) · sh prólaznica (a person who is passing by) · uk перехо́жий (a person who is passing by) · mk минувач (a person who is passing by) · fr passante (a person who is passing by) · uk прохо́жий (a person who is passing by) · yue 路人 (a person who is passing by) · cs kolemjdoucí (a person who is passing by) · cmn 路人 (a person who is passing by) · ka გამვლელი (a person who is passing by) · vi khách qua đường (a person who is passing by) · et mööduja (a person who is passing by) · nl passant (a person who is passing by) · lt praeivis (a person who is passing by) · mk минувачка (a person who is passing by) · kk жолаушы (a person who is passing by) · uz yoʻlovchi (a person who is passing by) · nl omstander (a person who is passing by) · oc passejant (a person who is passing by) · ar مَارَّة (a person who is passing by) · be прахо́жая (a person who is passing by) · ro trecătoare (a person who is passing by) · hi राहगीर (a person who is passing by) · sh про́лазнӣк (a person who is passing by) · ca passant (a person who is passing by) · hy անցվոր (a person who is passing by) · ur راہْ گِیر (a person who is passing by) · ky жолоочу (a person who is passing by) · ur راہْگِیر (a person who is passing by) · nl voorbijganger (a person who is passing by) · ky каттоочу (a person who is passing by) · de Passant (a person who is passing by) · he עובר אורח \ עוֹבֵר אֹרַח (a person who is passing by) · bg минува́ч (a person who is passing by) · gl transeúnte (a person who is passing by) · pl przechodzień (a person who is passing by) · ro trecător (a person who is passing by) · az yoldan ötən (a person who is passing by) · ru прохо́жий (a person who is passing by) · sh prólaznīk (a person who is passing by) · kk жүргінші (a person who is passing by) · es transeúnte (a person who is passing by) · sh про́лазница (a person who is passing by) · nb forbipasserende (a person who is passing by) · sl mimoidoči (a person who is passing by) · it passante (a person who is passing by) · ja 通行人 (a person who is passing by) · hu járókelő (a person who is passing by) · fr passant (a person who is passing by) · sq kalimtar (a person who is passing by) · tr yoldan geçen (a person who is passing by) · lv garāmgājējs (a person who is passing by) · hu arra menő/járó (a person who is passing by) · ar مَارّ (a person who is passing by) · be прахо́жы (a person who is passing by) · uz oʻtkinchi (a person who is passing by) · io pasanto (a person who is passing by) · lv garāmgājēja (a person who is passing by) · ru прохо́жая (a person who is passing by) · io pasero (a person who is passing by)